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It’s been two months since I took delivery of the Dewalt DCE200 press tool and I’ve had the opportunity to put it to work on a handful of jobs now. This is a feature-packed tool unlike many on the market today. With capabilities of handling …

Cordless tools have nearly taken over the new construction and remodel jobsite entirely. With advancements like battery capacity, runtime and motor efficiency with onboard discharge monitoring today’s cordless tools are routinely performing at or above the level of production and power than their corded predecessors. …

One of the worst feelings in the world for a certified heating professional is to be on a jobsite and to realize he/she doesn’t have the tools necessary to complete the task. While experience in the field is the best education when it comes to …

With more and more commercial buildings creeping past the 50-year mark, concerns about aging infrastructure are growing. And as those buildings age, the old copper and metal piping systems behind the walls are corroding away. In fact, experts are saying that with the amount of …

I have to be honest. I don’t normally stand around in 4”-5” of water on the job. I do however walk through unplowed driveways, parking lots and through the rain while moving tools and equipment in and out of the truck so having dry feet …

Innovation takes on many forms, but in the world of plumbing and HVAC piping systems, change and or progress has been somewhat slow to take place. Copper press fitting systems have been on the scene for nearly 20 years in the U.S., even longer in …

While the swastika evokes emotions such as pain, hatred, sorrow, anger, sadness, disgust— insert your own adjective here—and rightfully so—did you know that there is a history in American manufacturing behind its use and some companies actually stamped it on their products—pre-World War II era—as …

Are you ready to ditch the gas can and forever say goodbye to pesky 2-stroke engines that, for no matter how hard you try, never seem to run right come springtime? The big three tool manufacturers have hit the summer of 2017 running with cordless …

Screwdrivers are screwdrivers, right? In as many years on the job as I’ve had I’ve personally used or seen screwdrivers used for any number of purposes beyond their original intent. I’m not proud of that but sometimes you do what you have to do. Then …

Milwaukee 2576-21 TRAPSNAKE Toilet Auger Kit First off let me say we have one of these on each of our trucks. They’ve been working very well. That said, they’re not perfect. The 1/2″x6′ cable, like every other auger cable will start to rust after only …

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That’s a very clean looking installation, and looks like the kind of concept that could be scaled down for large houses, or ‘up’ for bigger building uses.
Would the designers happen to have a PDF of their diagram layout posted online somewhere, or share a link to it, to show off the design effort that went into sizing and connecting all the pieces and components that made this work?